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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2023
Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Donald R. Woodward, Jr., Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Robert C. Curtis, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Gregory M. Garner, Key Colony Beach, FL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof for implementing an Internet of Things (IoT) application store. An embodiment provides a digital marketplace service and a smart installation service. The digital marketplace service enables a user to browse a plurality of IoT applications and select one for installation. The smart installation service determines an input or an output of the selected IoT application, selectively assigns a first IoT device in a set of IoT devices associated with the user to the input or the output, and installs an instance of the selected IoT application on one or more devices that comprise or are communicatively connected to the first IoT device, wherein the installing comprises configuring the instance of the selected IoT application to obtain the input from the first IoT device or provide the output to the first IoT device.